America, Goddam: A Literary Celebration

Come celebrate the one-year anniversary of the release of America, Goddam: Violence, Black Women, and the Struggle for Justice by author and OSU Professor Dr. Treva B. Lindsey.

Dr. Treva B. Lindsey is a Black feminist historian and Professor of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at The Ohio State University. She is the recipient of several prestigious fellowships including the ACLS/Mellon Scholars and Society Fellowship, The Equity for Women and Girls of Color Fellowship at Harvard University, and The Woodrow Wilson Career Enhancement Fellowship. She has also been awarded the Mid-Career Faculty Excellence Award and the Diversity Enhancement Award at Ohio State. Lindsey is the founder of the Transformative Black Feminisms Initiative at Ohio State. Her first book, Colored No More: Reinventing Black Womanhood in Washington D.C., was honored as the Choice Outstanding Academic title of 2017. Her newest book entitled America, Goddam: Violence, Black Women, and The Struggle for Justice (April 2022) explores contemporary violence against Black women and girls and how they mobilize to halt violence against them. She wrote America, Goddam because of her unwavering commitment to building a more just and loving world for Black women, girls, and gender expansive people.